Help the kids get hot on the trail of Peter Cottontail with
Easter events geared toward families.

Mother Nature’s Farm Spring Social

What: General admission at this agritainment
farm includes a hayride, maze, bounce house, carnival games and
visits with the farm animals. Extras, available for a small extra
charge, include photos by an old tractor with Peter Cottontail,
food items and face painting.

What: In addition to Easter egg “scrambles” for
kids up to 9 years old, there are information booths, displays,
games, photos with the Easter bunny and, at 11:30 a.m., a family
Easter basket prize giveaway.

What: More than 6,000 plastic eggs packed with
small prizes and a roaming Easter bunny attract loads of kids age
10 and younger to this fourth annual event. Children must be
accompanied by a parent and should bring their own bags or baskets
to collect eggs. Every child gets a prize.

What: Keep it on the cheap and simply hunt for
eggs for $2 per tot inside this castle-themed amusement park, or
add on to the basic egg hunt with packages that include extras like
game cards, meal deals and — just in time for weekend temperatures
in the high 80s — water slide admission.

When: Egg-hunting sessions for a variety of age
groups go on 10:15 a.m. Friday through 2 p.m. Sunday. Select your
session of choice online or by phone.

Where: Golfland Sunsplash, 155 W. Hampton Ave.,
Mesa

Cost: $2 for egg hunt; $5 for egg hunt and $5
game card; $8.99 for egg hunt, mini golf, one slice of pizza and a
drink; $13.99 for egg hunt, water slide admission, one slice of
pizza and a drink. Buy tickets online or by phone before you show
up.

What: Slots are still available for 6- to
8-year-olds and children ages 9 and older at Schnepf Farms’ annual
Easter event. Kids’ admission includes a photo with Easter bunny,
an Easter Egg Hunt, train rides, carousel rides, hay rides, “honey
bee” rides, the petting zoo, an Easter cookie and a hot dog
lunch.